Minimum wage
Erdoğan announces discounts on residence electricity and natural gas prices ahead of Turkey's elections
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 25 announced a set of moves ahead of local elections including a discount on household natural gas prices and an increase in the minimum wage rate.
Minimum wage in Turkey raised by 26 pct
The monthly minimum wage in Turkey has been raised to 2,020 Turkish Liras ($381) by a 15-member commission led by Family, Labor and Social Services Minister Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk.
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Minimum Wage in Bulgaria Increases to BGN 560
The minimum wage will be BGN 560 as of 1 January 2019, said the government press office, reports Focus News Agency.
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Bulgarian Government Will Discuss a New Minimum Wage For the Country Today
At a regular meeting, the government will discuss a new minimum wage for the country, reported bTV.
The planned increase is going to be from 510 BGN to 560 BGN from 1 January. Social Minister Biser Petkov explained that he expects to keep the trend of growth in the average salary.
Starting July 1, 2019, the minimum pension will grow by 5.7% to 219 BGN.
The Tripartite Council Will Discuss Today the Minimum Wage in Bulgaria for 2019
The National Tripartite Cooperation Council meets today to discuss the cabinet's proposal to raise the minimum wage from BGN 510 to BGN 560 as of January 1, 2019.
The employers' organizations are against the increase in the minimum wage.
French government to rush through concessions for 'yellow vests'
The French government is set to rush tax cuts and a rise in the minimum wage through parliament in a bid to end the "yellow vest" protests which appear to be waning after a month of disruption.
Minimum wage earner tells Turkey's minimum wage commission how to make ends meet
A commission that is tasked with setting up the minimum wage for some 7 million employees for 2019 launched negotiations on Dec. 6 with the participation of employer unions, worker unions and the government.
Greek workers strike, seeking wage hike, tax cuts
Public transport was disrupted and ships remained in ports as Greek workers went on strike on Wednesday, seeking increases in minimum wages and the re-introduction of collective bargaining.
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Average wage rose in public sector in 2014-2017, fell in private
The best employer in Greece was the public sector in the period from 2014 to 2017, during which time the average wage for contract and non-permanent staff rose 16.7 percent, according to data from the Labor Ministry's Ergani database.
The average wage in the public sector totalled 1,502 euros in 2017 compared with 1,286.6 euros in 2014, the data showed.
SEV sets terms for increase of minimum wage
Greek industrialists have set two conditions for it to agree to an increase in the minimum wage: a parallel increase in average productivity and the immediate reduction of social security contributions.
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